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The
Boeing 707 Collection |
Classic airliners make good PSS models with their
large wing areas and small diameter turbo jets. The Boeing 707 has
been well proven off the slope over the years, in both civil and
military guise - here are a few examples of the type.
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Rick Munsch has
sent in pictures of his O/D Boeing 707.
At approx 1/25th scale the model spans 71" and
weighs in at 6lb 12oz.
Wing section at the root is
S4233 changing to E205 at the inboard engine and outboard to the
tip.
Construction is all built up
flying surfaces skinned in 1/16th balsa with a frame and white foam
fuselage again skinned in balsa. |
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The quality of
finish and level of detail that Rick has achieved can be seen in
this close up shot - even the cockpit is fully manned!
The model is covered in a mixture of Solarspan,
Solarfilm and Chrome Fibrafilm with some car paint on the wing
panels.
It has been finished to represent an early
Wardair scheme. |
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After successfully
flying the model as the RAF's AEW platform, Jack Edwards has
since refurbished the airframe and finished it in the colours of the
original Boeing 707 prototype. |
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Jack Edwards
designed and built this Boeing E-3 Sentry, the military version of
the Boeing 707, seen here flying somewhere over the English
countryside in 1991.
The AEW radar dish rotated as per its full
sized counterpart! |
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